Rim and felly for rubber vehicle-tires.



Nn. 77,538. Patented Aug. 26, |902.

J. BAKER.

BIM AND FELLY FOR RUBBER VEHICLE TIRES.

Application filed Apr. 9. 1902.) (No Model.)

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Patented Aug. 26, |902.

BAKER.

No. 707,538.' Patented Aug. 2s, |902'.

J. BAKER.'

RIM AND FELLY FR RUBBER-'v LE TIRES.

(Application filed Apr. 9, 19

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Unirrnn Simi-*ns*` lPnfrnNT OFFICE.

JOHN BAKER, OF MEAOHAM, ILLINOIS.

RHVI AND FELLY FOR RUBBER VEHICLE-TIRES.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 707,588, dated August 26, 1902.

Application filed April 9, 1902. Serial No. 102,023. (No model.)

.To al 'Lc/1,0m, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Meacham, in the county oi Dupage and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rims and Fellies for Rubber Vehicle-Tires; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable Io others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a novel construction in a rim and felly for rubber vehicle-tires, the object being to provide a rim which can be contracted' to be inserted in an endless tire and then expanded to engage and receive the tire and held in such expanded position by the felly. p

My invention consists in the features of conzo struction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating myinvention,Figure lis a side elevation showing a rim and felly constructed in accordance with my invention and a pneumatic tire in place thereon. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of same on the line 2 Zot Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail section, on an enlarged scale, on the arc 3 S of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a detail section,

3o on an enlarged scale, on the line 4 4: of Fig.

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ing edge portions B and C, which form iaps which overlap each other on the rim, thus` forming an annular tube which is adapted to be iniiated. The edge B has an annular band D, of heavy wire, intermolded therein, and the iiap C is provided with an annular enlargement or shoulder E onits outer face, which is adapted to enter an annular groove F in the rim G. The said rim G is double convex on its outer face, being provided with said groove at its middle portion and with contain a free annular band J, the latter being inserted in saine when said tube is open by turning the edge O thereof back and over the rim G and passing same through said band J Said band J is adapted to compress part of the Hap O into the groove I, its dialneter being the same relatively to said groove I as the band D is to the groove H. A tube K, containing a check-valve, is secured to said flap B and is adapted to pass through an opening in the flap O and its annular shoulder E and through an opening in the rim. The free end of the tube K is screwthreaded to receive a nut L, by means of which it is drawn down to hold the aps B and C firmly down upon the rim at this point.

' To mount my tire on the rim, the flap C is first drawn over said rim until said flap B is practically in place on the same, said band D preventing said iiap B from passing coinpletely over said rim. Said flap Ois then inserted through said band J and then turned back and 'inserted through said band D underneath the flap B until the shoulder E is in place in said groove F in the rim, the part ot' the flap B adjacent the valve K being then moved outwardly to permit the end of said valve to be inserted through the opening in Hap O. The tread portion M of the band A is then drawn outwardly, thereby moving the bands D and J sidewise until they press upon the iiaps C and B, respectively. They may then be further pressed by the fingers until they compress the rubber into thegrooves H and I and are in proper position. In this manner the tube formed is renderedair-tight,

`and by then iniiating it the tire is complete.'

After inflation it will be obviousthat the tendency of the tread portion to move outwardly will exert a side pressure upon the bands D and J, thus forcing same more irmly into the grooves H and I and securely holding them against displacement. This method of mounting the tire is quite satisfactory when the same is made light and very flexible; but

when made to bear heavy strains it cannot be maintained sufciently liexible for convenient handling, andI have found it almost impossible to successfully manipulate it without excessive loss of time. Hence I have devised a rim and felly by means of which I readily overcome the difculty, my present invention being also applicable to other tires besides my own. To this end I provide a rim G, which is split at the point M, preferably on abevel, the joint being a dovetail-that is, one end of the rim being provided with a groove Nand the other end with a tongue O, adapted to it said groove. The said rim G is beveled on its inner face and is adapted to be mounted on a felly P, having a beveled outer face, said Arim and felly being both beveled to a greater degree at a point diametrically opposite the passage of the tube K therethrough, it being obvious that in mounting the rim on said felly When the tire is in place on said rim said tube must be rst inserted through an opening in the felly, and the rim must turn upon this point as a fulcrum in beingcompletely mounted. By

the use of the splitrim, which can obviously be contracted in size, the tire can be set with its parts in practically correct relative position and the rim then inserted and expanded, so that the tire becomes properly mounted thereon. As the tire offers great resistance to the expansion of the rim to a sufficient extent to enable it to be mounted on the felly, I have provided two recesses Q in the inner face of the rim, one on each side of the joint and adjacent that one of the side edges having the smallest diameter, said recesses being adapted to receive the ends of a jackscrew or similar device by means of which said rim can be forcibly expanded. Said rim, with the tire thereon, is then placed in position on the felly as far as the jack-screw will permit, and the latter is then removed. The rim is then forced on the felly and is completely expanded by this action and is secured in positionvby means of bolts R, passing through openings S, bored partially through both rim and felly, the heads and nuts of said bolts being preferably conical and countersunk.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown my invention applied to endless solid rubber vehicle-tires, the tire T being preferably provided with an intermolded non-expansible band U of stiffening material, such as heavyWire-cloth. The channel-rim V is placed within said tire and expanded, so that said tire is received Within the lianges of the rim. The said rim is provided with a beveled inner face and the felly "W with a beveled outer face,the beveling being, however, equal all around, for the reason that there is no air-valve to contend With. The said rim is then secured on the felly by means of the bolts R.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination with a tire having in part a smaller diameter than the rim to receive the same, of a laterally-split rim provided on both its side edges with devices adapted to receive and retain a rubber tire in place thereon and provided with a beveled inner face, said rim being adapted to be contracted to enter the tire and expanded to receive the latter, and a felly havinga beveled outer face adapted to receive and expand said rim and hold same in its expanded position.

2. The combination with a pneumatic tire having an iniiating-valve projecting Atherefrom, of a rim having an opening to receive said valve, said rim being split at a point diametrically opposite said opening and adapted to be contracted to enter the tire and expanded to receive and hold the latter, and a felly having an opening to receive said valve, said rim and felly being partially beveled on their contact-surfaces opposite said openings.

3. The combination with a tire having in part a smaller diameter than the rim to receive the same, of a laterally-split rim provided on both its side edges with devices adapted to receive and retain a rubber tire in place thereon and provided with a beveled inner face, ysaid rim being adapted to be contracted to enter the tire and expanded to receive the latter, openings in the inner face of said rim adjacent one edge thereof, adapted to receive expanding devices, and a felly having a beveled periphery adapted to receive said rim, said rim being adapted to be partiallyinserted into position on said felly while the expanding devices are held in place thereon and subsequently, after removal of said expanding devices, forced into proper position on said felly and completely expanded by the latter.

4. The combination with an endless tire, of a split rim adapted to be contracted to enter said tire and expanded to receive and hold the latter, thel joint in said rim being on a bevel and having a tongue and groove interiitting with each other to prevent relative lateral movement of those parts of said rim on each side of said joint, and a felly adapted to receive said rim and hold same in its expanded position.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOI-IN BAKER.

l/Vitnesses:

RUDOLPH WM. Lo'rz, Jol-IN SNowHooK.

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